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geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Batman: Preludes to the Wedding' by DC Comics collects a lot of one shots leading up to the big event.
The prelude story, written by Tom King, is about an anxious Joker waiting for his wedding invite, and it sets a tone that isn't quite met for the rest of the book. The remainder of the book is a series of vs. confrontations between the Bat-Family and some of the various Batman villains. Tim Seeley does the writing with various artists doing good work.
Damian gets paired off against his grandfather. Nightwing gets to mix it up with Hush. All the stories lead up to the wedding with events happening like an abnormal bachelor party being thrown by Superman, and a fairly normal Bride's party with a stop in Catwoman's past.
The Tom King prelude is very good. A couple of the stories aren't bad. I liked the Batgirl/Riddler story and the Nightwing/Hush story. The others were adequate. I liked this collection, and it's a fun tie-in to the wedding event of the year.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The prelude story, written by Tom King, is about an anxious Joker waiting for his wedding invite, and it sets a tone that isn't quite met for the rest of the book. The remainder of the book is a series of vs. confrontations between the Bat-Family and some of the various Batman villains. Tim Seeley does the writing with various artists doing good work.
Damian gets paired off against his grandfather. Nightwing gets to mix it up with Hush. All the stories lead up to the wedding with events happening like an abnormal bachelor party being thrown by Superman, and a fairly normal Bride's party with a stop in Catwoman's past.
The Tom King prelude is very good. A couple of the stories aren't bad. I liked the Batgirl/Riddler story and the Nightwing/Hush story. The others were adequate. I liked this collection, and it's a fun tie-in to the wedding event of the year.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
rakoerose's review
4.0
This was a really fun collection of one-shots surrounding the theme of the Batfam desperately trying to make it so the lead up to Bruce’s wedding goes smoothly, as villains raise all sorts of chaos around them. Including an irate Joker, who feels snubbed from not receiving an invitation!
“But I’ll tell ya what… we’re living in a house full of goody-goodies. People like you and me have to stick together.”
I liked seeing so many of the Batfam members in this volume, and the way they all interconnect as part of this vigilante family. Damian’s slow bonding with Selina was particularly sweet, and I love the way Dick was drawn in this! I really like Travis Moore’s style with the soft details. Also the way the Joker’s expressions were drawn, especially in just the first few pages, were so perfectly unsettling, and those in particular were by Clay Mann with the intro by Tom King.
I just think this volume did so well because it was all cohesive yet branching enough to not feel like we were bogged down in one place the entire time. While there was the main theme of pre-wedding shenanigans, there was also the theme of delving into all the Batfam’s insecurities. I had fun and I’m glad I picked it up!
“But I’ll tell ya what… we’re living in a house full of goody-goodies. People like you and me have to stick together.”
I liked seeing so many of the Batfam members in this volume, and the way they all interconnect as part of this vigilante family. Damian’s slow bonding with Selina was particularly sweet, and I love the way Dick was drawn in this! I really like Travis Moore’s style with the soft details. Also the way the Joker’s expressions were drawn, especially in just the first few pages, were so perfectly unsettling, and those in particular were by Clay Mann with the intro by Tom King.
I just think this volume did so well because it was all cohesive yet branching enough to not feel like we were bogged down in one place the entire time. While there was the main theme of pre-wedding shenanigans, there was also the theme of delving into all the Batfam’s insecurities. I had fun and I’m glad I picked it up!
enzan's review against another edition
4.0
While I was skeptical of the entire premise of Catwoman and Batman marrying, this comic absolutely changed my mind. The two characters are too set in their ways to change much, but they are still absolutely joined for life. I love the idea that Batman's family is supportive, and they can have a non-traditional marriage.
Everyone was in character, from Dick and Bruce's heartfelt connection to each other, to Catwoman's bonding with Bruce's youngest son. I very much enjoyed this comic, and the running theme of Joker desperately trying to be invited was very fun.
Though... why didn't any of the heroes see all the death he was leaving in his path!?
Everyone was in character, from Dick and Bruce's heartfelt connection to each other, to Catwoman's bonding with Bruce's youngest son. I very much enjoyed this comic, and the running theme of Joker desperately trying to be invited was very fun.
Though... why didn't any of the heroes see all the death he was leaving in his path!?
kevinowenkelly's review against another edition
2.0
Note: Read in singles format. If you want to read these, read the whole collection at once BEFORE Batman #48; staggering them in release order with Batman #48 and #49 adds nothing and just breaks up the flow of everything.
Review: As stories, these were just OK. There's a through line of how the Joker is handling the upcoming nuptials that plays into the Batman book, but the main value of this collection is just as small insights into how the prospect of this wedding affects various members of the Batfamily.
The mix of villains is great if somewhat underutilized, and the attempts to force each pairing of villain and hero into some micro narrative generally comes across pretty weakly even if the issues they touch on are pretty interesting. Damian's attempts to reconcile the idea of a stepmom and the possibility of Bruce having a 'true' child, one he actually chose to have, is probably the best moment of character insight in the book, and leads to some nice bonding moments between Damian and Selina. Red Hood's book is OK, and Nightwing's is a lot of fun.
But for every one of those, you have Riddler arranging some weird murder mystery date for Batgirl. It's random and a little gross and largely pointless.
Honestly, this is pretty skippable as far as tie-ins go. Pick up an issue if you're interested in a particular character, but you don't need much more than that.
Review: As stories, these were just OK. There's a through line of how the Joker is handling the upcoming nuptials that plays into the Batman book, but the main value of this collection is just as small insights into how the prospect of this wedding affects various members of the Batfamily.
The mix of villains is great if somewhat underutilized, and the attempts to force each pairing of villain and hero into some micro narrative generally comes across pretty weakly even if the issues they touch on are pretty interesting. Damian's attempts to reconcile the idea of a stepmom and the possibility of Bruce having a 'true' child, one he actually chose to have, is probably the best moment of character insight in the book, and leads to some nice bonding moments between Damian and Selina. Red Hood's book is OK, and Nightwing's is a lot of fun.
But for every one of those, you have Riddler arranging some weird murder mystery date for Batgirl. It's random and a little gross and largely pointless.
Honestly, this is pretty skippable as far as tie-ins go. Pick up an issue if you're interested in a particular character, but you don't need much more than that.
olio's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
garthranzz's review against another edition
4.0
Have to say, much better than the actual wedding arc. Worth the read.
roseblight's review against another edition
2.0
I really do not like 90% of DC's event Tie-in issues. I don't know what it is but they almost always have dull artwork, low stakes, and little involvement in the main storyline. Dark Nights Metal was the biggest exception where some of the tie-ins exceeded the quality of (an already incredible) main storyline.
Only read this for completionism, I wouldn't recommend it.
Only read this for completionism, I wouldn't recommend it.
sodope's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
These are 5 different one-shots alluding to the wedding, Joker told everyone that Bats is marrying Cat and now they want to kill him, so the Bat-fam will be protecting hid back by fighting them.
These are 5 different one-shots alluding to the wedding, Joker told everyone that Bats is marrying Cat and now they want to kill him, so the Bat-fam will be protecting hid back by fighting them.
19lindsey89's review against another edition
2.0
If there was ever a time for the Batfamily to come together and act like the dysfunctional family they are, a wedding would be a great time. I love when members of the family interact (especially Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian). So the fact that they were so isolated in this volume was disappointing.
That being said, the issues for Dick and Damian were solid. But the other three fell flat. Not essential reading to understand the main comic.
That being said, the issues for Dick and Damian were solid. But the other three fell flat. Not essential reading to understand the main comic.